The reason I say that is because they might have some properties that arent out in the market yet and to have other pair of eyes looking out for a good investment property for you.

We then paired this strategy with house hacking so that we could reduce a portion or all of our mortgage payment each month and instead put that money towards saving for our next property.

We pair passive investors with real estate borrowers.

That book, paired with the mindset of relentless pursuit, put me in a meeting room at an Embassy Suites two weeks later with a Rich Dad poor dad rep.

This would be our first deal, so an extra pair of eyes would be helpful.

I would back off unless you have a second pair of eyes to look at it that know the business well !

We interview the potential clients up front (the Plinko chip) and find out what their goals are and what they are working with (all the pegs on the Plinko board as the chip bounces off of them on the way down) and then we pair them up with the lender that best accomplishes their goal (the chip is at the bottom of the board and we know where to send their loan). 

The structure was sold to a pair of investors who built a house designed to look like a water tank in 1984.

Pair with a seasoned lender, get your credit checked and determine what price your future home will be.    

'Too much work'- indicates you're not really looking at being involved with too much rehab work, which is fine but needs paired with realistic market availability so you may need to expand your search outside of Austin.    4B.